Benfica cruise to victory and progress in the cup | OneFootball

The Benfica women's football team was in action this Sunday, November 23, making their debut in the Taça de Portugal. The team, led by Ivan Baptista, traveled to the home of Clube Albergaria for a match in the third round of the premier competition. After 90 minutes of play, the Eagles triumphed 4-0.

This afternoon's duel marks a return to competition after the Club from Luz suffered another less positive result in the Champions League, where Benfica lost 2-0 to Paris FC. On Sunday afternoon, the coach made several changes to the starting eleven: Thaís Lima, Chandra Davidson, Joana Silva, Carole Costa, Neide Guedes, Pauleta, Anna Gasper, Carolina Tristão, Lara Martins, Rakel Engesvik, and Nycole Raysla.

Facing a theoretically weaker opponent, the red and white team controlled the match from the first minute and didn’t take long to open the scoring. In the 8th minute, Nycole Raysla found the back of the net and set the Eagles on the path to a rout.

Still in the first 45 minutes, the Club from Luz had another chance to shake the Albergaria net, with Rakel Engesvik adding her name to the list of scorers. At halftime, Benfica was leading 2-0.

In the second half, the story was much the same, with Ivan Baptista’s team dominating. To the despair of the opponent, in the 61st minute Joana Silva caused more damage and extended the lead to 3-0. To seal the result and qualification, Lara Martins scored the final 4-0 when the clock showed 77 minutes.

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